Slow Cooker

Now that we’ve moved back to Nova Scotia my son Luke gets to visit us more often. And he’s such a great helper, always asking what he can do to assist. One weekend he spent the time putting together some shelves so I could organize our wee place a bit better. Another time he spent […]

Here’s an interesting way to get your pizza fix. Use your slow cooker. I made up a batch of my one and only pizza dough (recipe here) and laid it out nicely in the bottom of the slow cooker pot. Next, came the toppings. I kept this one simple with spicy sausage, caramelized onion and […]

This was one of those ‘show stopper’ dinners. Not at all a gourmet-ish type of meal, made with lowly ground beef and a simple gravy, yet somehow when we sat down to dine and took that first bite….wow! The flavour of the gravy was amazing, the beef patties were surprisingly tender and that I had […]

Even though we are now land-based for the next several months, I still try my best to keep our meals simple to make and economical. This past boating season I found my combo pressure/steamer/slowcooker to be invaluable. It does mean that we have to be plugged into shore power or use the generator but the […]

A version of Hobo or Cowboy Beans, this hearty slow cooked dish was a welcomed meal with near freezing temperatures still hanging onto the last days of May. Make enough so you have leftovers to serve up with your morning coffee. Just a few basics to start …then the rest thrown into the mix. …two […]